Labels:crt screen | monitor | plant | sky | web site | window OCR: Disease Injury Poison Dehvdration and Electrolyte imbalances Synptom Drugs Health Diet Test Dehydr ation not disease but condition char racterised bv the body's depletion of fluid (water) Dehvdr ation may also be accompanied by I. chloride or another electrolyte imbalance the body If not treated severe dehydr ration can lead to lowering of the blood pressure pue death Jehydr ation results from protracted vomiting. diarrhoea or an inadeguate fluid intake over an extended period of time Many disease processes may be accompanied by one or more of these symptoms Elderly patients pue infants are at increased risk for dehvdration COMMON CAUSES FOR DEHYDRATION Denydration Sunpton characterised salt sodium chloridej anothe electrolvte dehydratior commonly iatients diahetics